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What Linux distros have you used? What Linux distros do you want to try in the future?

My list:

Used (in chronological order):
Knoppix
Debian GNU/Linux (Lenny)
Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope
Slackware
Arch Linux

Want to use:
Manjaro
Fedora
Scientific Linux
Quirky Linux
OpenSUSE
Maybe a few others as well.

What about you?

I've used Ubuntu (15.10) and Mageia (as installed systems), and Knoppix as a live disk. Was rather disappointed with the recently-issued Ubuntu 16.04 LTS version, seems to have been a rushed release with too many flaws.

I've also got live disks of Debian, Manjaro, Fedora, Mint, Antix and 4M Linux but haven't really used them. Tried to install the Debian disk to HDD, but gave up as the process was far too lengthy and annoying. The one I'll probably give an extended try out to is Mint, as it seems to be well supported and is reputed to be relatively easy to get to grips with.

Caldera Linux (the one with the 2.2 Kernel, and the KDE Beta desktop)
Redhat 6.0, 6.1, 6.2,
SUsE 6. something ( the first one with the 2.4 Kernel)
Redhat 9
SUsE 9
BSDeviant (not Linux, but one of the first Live Boot BSD CDs)
Ubuntu Warty
Fedora Core9
Ubuntu 8.04, 9.01, 10.10, 10.04
Debian Squeeze
SolusOS 1.xx series (Basically Debian Squeeze with backports enabled, and a more current kernel)
CrunchBang (Statler, based on Debian Wheezy beta, and Debian Wheezy Stable)
Debian Jessie, (XFCE and Mate Desktops)
BunsenLabs (Community continuation of CrunchBang, based on Debian Jessie Reps) --This what I currently use.

I am new to Linux.

Current:
Mint Cinnamon

Would like to try in future:
Mageia

I use Debian on a day-to-day basis. Before that I used Ubuntu. I have Puppy linux installed on an old PC, but I've never really used it.

I use Linux Mint all the time. Just upgraded to version 18. Also got a Windows 10 laptop but it is hardly ever used as I hate Windows 10.

I've tried Fedora, Mint, Ubuntu, Debian, Slackware, CentOS and Arch Linux.

I have used Ubuntu, Puppy Linux, Debian, Arch Linux, and Fedora. Fedora and Ubuntu sucked but were still pretty usable back in the day. Debian is amazing actually, I have never had a problem with Debian and you have a lot of freedom with it. However, I prefer Arch Linux to everything, it truly is an amazing OS. Latest versions of Windows have not impressed me and in comparison even default Ubuntu is pretty decent now. I am using Ubuntu and Arch Linux now but I'd like to turn my Ubuntu rig into a Debian rig but I have been pretty busy actually for someone unemployed.

I've used a few over the years.

- Phatlinux, because I didn't need to repartition the drive so I could do it secretly on dad's computer. Didn't get graphics working. I didn't have internet to help me figure out what I was doing wrong.
- Redhat. Took years to obtain a disk for a reasonable price, but by this time I had my own computer. Couldn't get graphics working. Still no internet access.

After I got internet:

- Slackware. Everything just worked out of the box. But there was no package management system so it was really hard installing extra programs.
- Knoppix. Again, it just worked. Great for diagnosing systems that didn't boot, and rescuing important files. You could install it on your hard drive but I never tried this.
- Gentoo. Excellent documentation, I learnt a lot from it. It actually compiles everything from source, giving excellent flexibility, although it's rather slow. No suitable package to be found? You could create your own in a minute. Truly the best package manager (emerge). Keeping it up to date became too much of a chore, lots of things could break.
- Debian. Just worked, and super stable, easy to keep up to date. Very limited selection of available packages due to how strict Debian is about license conditions of software it includes.
- Ubuntu. Essentially Debian but better because of its larger selection of packages. I'm not a fan of the default user interface but this is linux, you can always install another. I usually install the server edition and install what I want on top of that.

* Earliest was just called "Linux 1.0.9" (around 1996)
* Slackware (like it, it gives me control over the system)
* Ubuntu, Live CD (Dont like it, feels too constrained)
* Redhat (ran it a while to learn, came with a book on RH i bought to learn Linux)
* Suse (also ran for a while, didn't like it)
* Mandrake, Live CD (didn't like it either)
* Trinux (Tinkered with it but never used it seriously)
* Kali Linux (used to be called Backtrack)
* I've also used Deft, Caine and Helix.

FreeBSD is an alternative, but i prefer linux since it have more hardware support (still got the FBSD 2.2.8 CD set from beyond the stoneage).

As for live systems, i actually prefer my own Win7PE build

i am running Opensuse

I've been using Manjaro KDE as my main OS for the last several months. It's not perfect, but it has some decent features.

I began with Ubuntu, then gave Linux Mint a try. I left linux for a few years after this, but a few months ago gave a distro called Elementary a try. I like its simple design.

Ubuntu
Mint
Slackware
Sabayon (Gentoo the easy way)
OpenSUSE
SliTaz
Crunchbang
Debian
Arch
Fedora


I would like to eventually get a real working Gentoo Desktop up and running someday. I have gotten through most of the command line installer, but wasn't sure on how to finish getting Xorg and a Desktop.

It's been a while, but I once installed Funtoo, which is a lot like Gentoo. I even got it functioning to the point where I was able to play Steam games like Goat Simulator.

Anyway, right now I'm running Antergos on my Thinkpad. It's like a step between Manjaro and Arch. It can be rough around the edges at times, but overall it seems like a pretty decent distro.

Some others that I have downloaded and played with, not all of them 'Linux'.

Damn Small Linux (Back when it would actually fit on a 1.4MB Floppy Disk)
BeOS (back around 2002, I actually triple booted this with Win98 and SUsE 6.1)
BSDeviant (The first Live boot FreeBSD CD)
Sun Microsystems buggy but beautiful LookingGlass Desktop (Essentially this was the DE on a Slackware based distro like Slackel that also had XFCE for actual functionality)
Sabayon
Bodhi Linux
Puppy Linux
CDEbian (Debian Squeeze running the now free, but old Common Desktop Environment)
Ghost BSD (Both MATE and LXDE Versions)

plus a few others.